Donner Memorial State Park Beach & Truckee River Legacy Trail is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Donner Memorial State Park near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. The route reaches Donner Memorial State Park Beach at the turnaround, 2.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 216 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,876 – 6,017 ft5.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30938, -120.20651
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
Directions
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Donner Memorial State Park Beach & Truckee River Legacy Trail
5.4 mi · ▲ 216 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 5,876–6,019 ft
Out & Back · Donner Memorial State Park
Trailhead: 39.30938, -120.20651
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto El Burro, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Donner Memorial State Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto El Burro, heading SE.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
60% dirt26% paved14% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F51°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
87°61°
Wed
86°57°
Thu
89°57°
Fri
89°58°
Sat
90°59°
Sun
91°56°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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